The Vietnam War didn’t begin with American boots on the ground. It began with a promise — and a break. After the French ...

The Geneva Accords temporarily divided Vietnam into two distinct parts: the North and the South. This was an attempt made by the French to accept the end of their colonial rule in Vietnam however the ...

A member of the Paris Foreign Mission Society, which he led as superior general, the French missionary spent years during the Vietnam War helping refugees fleeing the Vietcong. Forced to leave the ...

Using a variety of news and government sources, Stacker compiled a detailed timeline of the Vietnam War. - PhotoQuest // Getty Images Using a variety of news and government sources, Stacker compiled a ...

VIETNAM is to be partitioned provisionally at the 17th parallel, the north portion (pop. 12 million) to go to the Communists. Cambodia is to be cleared of all guerrillas and left free to deal with its ...

A close up of two American soldiers in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War, officially stretching from Nov. 1, 1955-April 30, 1975, was a conflict with profound international implications ...

A US Army advisor and a line of Vietnamese infantrymen look into the distance along the bank of a rice paddy in 1965. The Vietnam War was a conflict with profound international implications that ...